iOS real device not getting real value from UIAStaticText

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Whether using UIAutomator (ios9.x, Appium 1.53) or XCUITest (ios10.x, Appium 1.6) automation works fine but I’m unable to get the value of a specific UIAStaticText element. Instead of the value displayed on screen (some name) I get value ‘challenge’.
The pagesource XML as the server json also do not contain the real displayed value (some name) so the question is: if not in xml or json is there any way to get the value at all?

The only thing I found is that this might be related to some iOS bug: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7688311/cant-get-value-of-uiastatictext
Note, I’m not the owner of the app so can’t adjust source.

Example of element in pagesource xml:
XCUIElementTypeStaticText name=“challenge” label=“challenge” value=“challenge” dom="" enabled=“true” valid=“true” visible=“true” hint="" path="/0/0/0/0/1/0/0/0/0/1/1" x=“188” y=“212” width=“139” height=“26”

Thanks,
-M

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Anyone can answer this question please?

If not in xml or json is there any way to get the value at all?

Thanks,
-M

3

hi.

what you want to get? value “challenge” ? How you trying to get it in code?

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Thanks Aleksei,

Value ‘challenge’ is not the real value, the real value in App on screen is a random name like ‘Aleksei’
Getting the value with (element).text or with (element).GetAttribute(“value”) both always give ‘challenge’

Since this matches the value in XML I wonder if is it possible to get the real value at all since as far as I understand the selection options elementByName, elementByXpath etc just search the XML

Thanks,
-M

5

possible if you do care it iOS code. normally we (automation QA) do it instead of iOS dev.

example line from code:
self.accessibilityValue = NSLocalizedString(value, comment: "")

6

Thanks Aleksei,

So I need to inform the App developers to set the accessibilityValue.
Otherwise it’s not possible to retrieve or narrate this value right?

Thanks,
-M

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yes. and after that “value” attribute will have needed value.

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Hi Aleksei,

Adjusted the code for the devs, will have to wait for a new release.

Thanks for your help,
-M